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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Pollifax given while at a bookstore in Mexico City?

2. Who is taken by Mrs. Pollifax's appearance?

3. Who's room is searched in Chapter 6?

4. Where does Mrs. Pollifax stay in Mexico City?

5. What does Mrs. Pollifax see in the backroom of the bookstore that causes her to become worried?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the assignment Carstairs has involving Mexico City.

2. Discuss the location that Mrs. Pollifax arrives at during her capture as well as the ailment she suffers.

3. What does Mrs. Pollifax accuse General Perdido of doing and is her accusation justified?

4. What does Mrs. Pollifax learn is searched in Chapter 8?

5. What kind of relationship does Mrs. Pollifax have with Mrs. Grace Hartshorne?

6. Discuss the complaints Mrs. Pollifax has about her abduction.

7. Who is Lulash and what is his job?

8. How does Mrs. Pollifax feel after first trip to Parrot Bookstore?

9. What is Mrs. Pollifax instructed to do at Parrot Bookstore?

10. What does Carstairs learn from the Communique he receives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Mrs. Pollifax and Lulash and the effect it has on the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and describe the organization in the novel and the role it plays.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of the novel and why it falls into this particular category.

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